Her Majesty's tax collectors have apparently been given orders to crack down severely on those whose Royal taxes are in arrears. Maybe, if needs be, she can touch the king of Bahrain for a loan to pay for it all. ;)
'We'll seize possessions from your homes': New threat by tax 'thugs' in second wave of letters to debtorsThe taxman has sent a second wave of menacing letters to debtors, warning he will seize possessions from their homes.
HM Revenue & Customs officials were branded ‘thugs’ last week after The Mail on Sunday revealed they had written to tax debtors warning their cars, TVs and computers could be grabbed and sold at auction for a fraction of their value.
MPs condemned the letters, which warned that a £2,000 flatscreen TV could be sold for £200 and an £800 laptop for £100.
One letter went to 85-year-old Richard Tanner, a former design engineer who became an MBE for aiding aircraft refuelling during the Falklands War.
Mr Tanner said he has had sleepless nights since receiving the latest HMRC letter last month.
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